Record expenses continue to increase
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With the record income that came about this year thanks to the sale of numerous top performers, Bayer Leverkusen is still busy on the transfer market. Next candidate on an early change to the Werkelf: Johan Bakayoko (22). The Belgian wing striker from PSV Eindhoven is said to have agreed on a contract with the Bundesliga club, and the German champion of 2024 also seems to be close to a commitment to his previous employer.
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According to the Belgian reporter Sacha Tavolieri, Bakayoko agreed with a five -year contract with Bayer. The clubs are still in negotiations, but would come ahead. Bayer is among the interested parties. One approaches an agreement of over 20 million euros, which would continue to raise the record editions of the Leverkusener. With the transfer of the former Munich Malik Tillman (23), who is at home in the position of Record sales Florian Wirtz (22) in the offensive midfield, the expenses for new players had already increased to over 100 million euros – maximum value in club history and by far the highest amount of all Bundesliga clubs this summer.
Bayer can benefit enormously from Bakayoko’s short remaining contract with the deal. A transfer of EUR 20 million-possible bonuses are currently not known-is significantly below the market value of the 18-time international (EUR 30 million). It had fallen significantly in the Netherlands after several eliminated changes; A year ago it was 15 million euros more. FC Brentford (2023) in the Premier League and Al-Hilal (2024) in Saudi Arabia would have given PSV a juicy rain in the case of rained transfer suggestions of up to 55 million euros. Bakayoko would have had great benefits from this personally, but his sporting goal only provided for a departure to a top club in the Champions League. Bayer not only competes in the premier class and will be able to offer a better salary than the Dutch, but also benefits from the PSV sales pressure. Bakayoko could change free of charge next year.
Bayer 04 thinks of chic extension: “Important component”
Bayer Managing Director Simon Rolfes in particular emphasized that one of Bakayoko’s potential offensive partners would be called Patrik Schick (29) in the new season. Loud “Kicker“He said:” I communicated that Patrik stays and is an important building block. That is out of the question for us. “
Chic trainer Erik Ten Hag should be schickly planned. Under predecessor Xabi Alonso, the Czech had also become extremely important from last autumn. Before that, however, the master coach had put on Victor Boniface (24) until his long -term injuries. The Nigerian is now considered a candidate for sale. Most recently, discussions with AC Milan were reported.
Schick is now even about an extension. “We can imagine that he will stay with us for longer than 2027,” said Rolfes. With the past season, Schick had made the five years in Leverkusen. In the current Bayer squad, only four professionals have been on board longer than the striker, who is one of the best strikers of the Leverkusen history in terms of his hit rate. With only 125 minutes per hit, nobody met in the list of players with more than 50 Bayer goals as quickly as chic.